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precinct collapse: a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes

terrain collapse: a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; "they decided to attack across the rocky terrain"

delicate collapse: exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly"; easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft"; difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers";"hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject"; of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely; "almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments"; marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique; "a surgeon's delicate touch"; easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin"

background collapse: (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear; a person's social heritage: previous experience or training; "he is a lawyer with a sports background"; information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem; "the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident"; the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills"; relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation; "when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background"; extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; "they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals"; understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry"

mainspring collapse: the most important spring in a mechanical device (especially a clock or watch); as it uncoils it drives the mechanism

intention collapse: an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out; "my intention changed once I saw her"; (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal; "his intentions are entirely honorable"

slavish collapse: abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant; "slavish devotion to her job ruled her life"; "a slavish yes-man to the party bosses"- S.H.Adams; "she has become submissive and subservient"; blindly imitative; "a slavish copy of the original"

clerestory collapse: part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light

host collapse: an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association; a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion; archaic terms for army; any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event; "Atlanta was chosen to be host for the Olympic Games"; the owner or manager of an inn; a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there; (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor; be the host of or for; "We hosted 4 couples last night"

premises collapse: land and the buildings on it; "bread is baked on the premises"; "the were evicted from the premises"

inside track collapse: a favorable position in a competition; "the boss's son had the inside track for that job"; the inner side of a curved racecourse

legion collapse: a large military unit; "the French Foreign Legion"; association of ex-servicemen; "the American Legion"

dry dock collapse: a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline

seaport collapse: a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo

unsavory collapse: morally offensive; "an unsavory reputation"; "an unsavory scandal"

lead off collapse: teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits"

platform collapse: a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"; any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons; the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system; a document stating the aims and principles of a political party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the election even though they offered no positive program"

hole up collapse: score a hole in one; remain secluded or in hiding; "He is writing his book and is holing up in his study"

wharf collapse: moor at a wharf; "The ship was wharfed"; discharge at a wharf; "wharf the passengers"; store on a wharf; "Wharf the merchandise"; provide with a wharf; "Wharf the mouth of the river"

ground floor collapse: the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building; becoming part of a venture at the beginning (regarded as position of advantage); "he got in on the ground floor"

danger collapse: a dangerous place; "He moved out of danger"; the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury; "you are in no danger"; "there was widespread danger of disease"; a cause of pain or injury or loss; "he feared the dangers of traveling by air"

embed collapse: attach to, as a journalist to a military unit when reporting on a war; "The young reporter was embedded with the Third Division"

diplomatic collapse: skilled in dealing with sensitive matters or people; relating to or characteristic of diplomacy; "diplomatic immunity"

hall collapse: a large building for meetings or entertainment; a large room for gatherings or entertainment; "lecture hall"; "pool hall"; a large building used by a college or university for teaching or research; "halls of learning"; United States astronomer who discovered Phobos and Deimos (the two satellites of Mars) (1829-1907); United States explorer who led three expeditions to the Arctic (1821-1871); United States chemist who developed an economical method of producing aluminum from bauxite (1863-1914); United States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924); English writer whose novel about a lesbian relationship was banned in Britain for many years (1883-1943)

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